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New Mexico State’s Emma Bunch has won five straight tournament this spring

She has lost to only 26 players in 10 starts this season.

Emma Bunch has played against 463 golfers this spring. She hasn’t lost to a single one.

Bunch, a sophomore at New Mexico State, has been dominant since the calendar turned to 2024. She has played in five tournaments and won all five, including her latest win Wednesday in the Conference USA Championship, winning by a shot over Sam Houston’s Jennifer Herbst at High Meadow Ranch Golf Club in Magnolia, Texas.

No other Division I women’s college golfer has more than four victories this year. Bunch is in a world of her own.

She started the spring with a win at the GCU Invitational, shooting 14 under. The next week, it was her second straight victory at the Momentum Transportation UNF Collegiate. No. 3 came at the Ping/ASU Invitational. Then the fourth straight was at the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic before her conference crown marked the fifth straight win.

Bunch’s spring wasn’t anything to blink at, either. She finished runner-up in each of her first two starts. Her worst finish was 15th at the Golfweek Red Sky Classic. She added another pair of top 10s before the winter break.

To sum it up, Bunch’s record this year is five wins, two runner-up finishes, eight top 5s and nine top 10s. She has lost to only 26 players in 10 starts.

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Rough 7th inning dooms Sooners in midweek clash against Dallas Baptist; Sooners lose 11-7

Oklahoma looses midweek matchup against Dallas Baptist 11-7.

Oklahoma was back in action on the diamond Tuesday evening as they made another trip to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. This weekend, the Sooners took two of three games in Arlington. They beat a top 10-ranked Tennessee team on Saturday night and followed that up with a walk-off 7-6 win against their old Big 12 foes, the Nebraska Cornhuskers, on Sunday afternoon.

On Tuesday, they traveled to Dallas to take on the preseason Conference USA team to beat, the Dallas Baptist Patriots.

Nick Wilson started for the Patriots, while redshirt senior Grant Stevens started the contest on the mound for the Sooners. After four seasons at the University of the Pacific, Stevens transferred to OU.

A walk by centerfielder John Spikerman and a wild pitch immediately moved him into scoring position to start the game. Bryce Madron knocked him in with an opposite-field single, and the Sooners were off and running.

Dallas Baptist was not impressed and responded with two runs of their own by way of a Miguel Santos two-run home run. Jackson Nicklaus immediately led the top half of the second off with his first home run of the season—one of two homers on the night.

Things would remain tied until the bottom of the fourth when DBU broke through with three runs on four hits to make the score 5-2. The inning would prove to be Stevens’ last. In his first start as a Sooner, Stevens pitched four innings and gave up five earned runs on seven hits and two walks, while recording five strikeouts.

Will Carsten would take over the fifth for Oklahoma, and the Patriots tacked on another run to make the score 6-2. The Sooners would finally respond with a few runs in the top of the sixth. After Michael Snyder reached third on a triple, he scored on a wild pitch to the deficit to three runs. The Sooners then loaded the bases on a walk, single, and a hit by pitch, but John Spikerman struck out on a 3-2 count.

DBU left fielder Ethan Mann hit a solo home run to push the Patriots’ lead to 7-4.

In the Sooners half of the inning, Easton Carmichael singled to right field with one out in the top of the 7th. After a Rocco Garza-Gongora groundout moved Carmichael to second, Michael Snyder hit a towering home run to bring the Sooners within one run. Jackson Nicklaus hit his second homer of the night two pitches later to tie the game at seven.

From there, things went downhill as Jace Miner recorded two outs and allowing just one walk in the bottom of the seventh. However, Skip Johnson pulled Miner in favor of Jacob Gholston, who couldn’t find the strike zone. A wild pitch advanced the runner from first to second, and then Gholston walked the batter.

Johnson would replace Gholston with righty Dylan Crooks, who gave up an infield single to load the bases. DBU’s Nathan Humphreys drove a 1-0 fastball from Crooks deep into the Dallas night for a grand slam to put DBU up for good, 11-7.

The Sooners couldn’t mount a comeback, as DBU remained undefeated at 4-0, and the Sooners fell to 2-2.

Bryce Madron led the way with three hits in five at-bats, while Michael Snyder’s three RBIs led the way for the Sooners. Humphreys’ five runs batted in led the way for the Patriots.

Oklahoma will head back to Norman for their first home series of the season as they host Wright State for a four-game series this weekend at L. Dale Mitchell Park.

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2023-24 Conference bowl records and bowl standings

Here are the updated bowl standings for each conference this college football bowl season.

Bowl season is the time of the year for the final bragging rights for the college football season. Conferences go toe-to-toe across the bowl season with bowl tie-ins lining up some good matchups and lining up for some terrific banter between fan bases. But which conference gets the ultimate bragging rights at the end of the bowl season? That’s what we are looking to find out.

We will be keeping tabs on every bowl game result, tracking each conference’s overall bowl record, and breaking down each conference’s records against individual conferences. This will be updated on a daily basis throughout the bowl season, so feel free to come back and check out the latest breakdown.

Here is the updated look at the conference bowl standings as of Jan. 9, based on total wins first and win percentage second.

Conference	W	L
Big Ten	6	4
PAC 12	5	4
Big 12	5	4
SEC	5	4
ACC	5	6
Sun Belt Conference	5	6
American Athletic Conference	3	3
Mountain West Conference	3	4
Conference USA	2	2
MAC	2	4

Dan Mullen predicted ineligible James Madison to win the Conference USA title in his weekly picks

The Dukes are not playing this weekend, but that didn’t keep the former Florida coach from picking them to win a conference they aren’t in.

Former Florida coach turned ESPN analyst Dan Mullen made his picks ahead of conference championship on Friday night, and in the battle for the Conference USA title, he took James Madison over New Mexico State.

Just one slight problem: The Dukes aren’t playing New Mexico State. In fact, they aren’t even in the same conference.

While New Mexico State is traveling to face a 12-0 Liberty team that has a real New Year’s Six shot after breaking into the College Football Playoff rankings, James Madison resides in the Sun Belt, which it is ineligible to win despite finishing 11-1 and atop the East Division standings.

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— Dan Mullen (@CoachDanMullen) December 2, 2023

Considering the Dukes should be playing for a conference title this weekend — and Conference USA had an ineligible team of its own near the top of the standings in Jacksonville State — it’s an understandable mistake for Mullen to make.

But still, did no one who looked over this graphic before it was posted notice that? Seriously?

Every FBS conference realignment change in 2024

Happy realignment day! Every FBS conference alignment change in 2024 and what’s coming in 2025 and beyond.

Today is the start of the month of July. For many, that means a jump on the July 4th festivities with fireworks and firing up the grills for some burgers and hot dogs. But today is a milestone day for college athletics as it marks the beginning of the new fiscal years for conferences. And with that comes a flurry of official conference realignment changes for the upcoming college athletics calendar.

The Big Ten is not making any changes this year, but the one-year countdown to the additions of USC and UCLA from the Pac-12 is now officially underway. The highest profile changes this year will take place in the Big 12 as the conference adds four new members and begins the final year with Oklahoma and Texas before the Sooners and Longhorns ride off to the SEC a year from now.

To keep you updated on all of the changes we are about to see in college football this fall, here is a look at the conference alignment changes going down effective today.

Sooners extend offer to Lousiana Tech transfer WR Tre Harris

With the departure of multiple receivers to the portal, Oklahoma sends out an offer to LA Tech receiver Tre Harris.

While the portal casualties for Oklahoma have risen into the double digits, it opens the door for Oklahoma to upgrade the talent that will don the Crimson and Cream.

After submitting offers to Ra Ra Thomas and Dante Cephas, the Sooners are targeting another wide receiver. This time, it’s Louisiana Tech’s Tre Harris.

At 6-foot-2, Harris had 65 receptions for 935 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2022. He was a first-team All-Conference USA selection in 2022 after earning honorable mention honors in 2021.

He ranks fourth nationally in scrimmage plays over 40 yards (6), and fifth in plays over 30 yards (9). Simply put, Harris is one of the best receivers in the portal, regardless of his former school. He’s a big play waiting to happen and would be a nice addition should the Sooners land him.

The Sooners have lost three wide receivers to the portal: Theo Wease, Brian Darby, and Trevon West. Wease is the only notable contributor from the bunch and based on Harris’ stats, he could very easily fill that void.

Harris has also received offers from Mississippi State and West Virginia.

Here are a few of his catches below.

Louisiana Tech leading receiver Tre Harris is in the transfer portal

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— The Transfer Portal CFB (@TPortalCFB) December 6, 2022

There’s no timetable for a decision yet but expect things to move along fairly quickly as transfers typically would prefer to get to their newest destination as fast as possible in time for winter workouts and the new semester that starts in January.

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CFN Preseason All-Conference USA Football Team, Top 30 Players: Preview 2022

Who are the best players in the Conference USA going into the 2022 college football season? They’re highlighted in the CFN 2022 Preseason All-Conference USA team and top 30 players.

Who are the best players in the Conference USA going into the 2022 college football season? They’re highlighted in the CFN 2022 Preseason All-Conference USA team and top 30 players.

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2022 Preseason CFN Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year

QB Frank Harris, Sr. UTSA

Last year it was RB Sincere McCormick – along with a solid defense – that took over on way to the Conference USA title and a breakthrough season for the UTSA program. The quarterback was pretty good, too.

The 6-0, 200-pound lefty was the main man leading the way, and now this is his team more than ever after two terrific seasons. Harris has connected on 66% of his career passes, kept the interceptions down with six in each of the last two years, and in 2021 he started hitting his deep throws a bit more. Combine all of that with over 1,200 rushing yards and 15 scores, and this might be his league, too.

2022 Preseason CFN Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year

LB KD Davis, Sr. North Texas

The 6-0, 229-pounder isn’t huge, and he might not have the build of a normal middle linebacker, but he’s got great range and he makes a whole lot of tackles.

The 2021 First Team and 2020 Honorable Mention All-Conference USA honoree made 284 tackles – leading Conference USA with 121 stops – with 11 sacks and 28 tackles for loss over the last three seasons for a team not known for its defense. In his fifth year, expect him to be even more disruptive.

College Football News 2022 Preseason All-Conference USA Team: Offense

QB Frank Harris, Sr. UTSA

RB Johnny Ford, Jr. Florida Atlantic

RB DeWayne McBride, Jr. UAB

WR Daewood Davis, Sr. WKU

WR Zakhari Franklin, Sr. UTSA

TE Rivaldo Fairweather, Soph. FIU

OT Makai Hart, Sr. UTSA

OG Quantavious Leslie, Soph. WKU

C Ahofitu Maka, Sr. UTSA

OG Joshua Mote, Sr. Louisiana Tech

OT Kadeem Telfort, Sr. UAB

College Football News 2022 Preseason All-Conference USA Team: Defense

DE Praise Amaewhule, Jr. UTEP

DT Evan Anderson, Soph. Florida Atlantic

DT Davon Strickland, Jr. FIU

DE Jordan Ferguson, Sr. Middle Tennessee

LB KD Davis, Sr. North Texas

LB Breon Hayward, Sr. UTEP

LB Noah Wilder, Sr. UAB

CB Kahlef Hailassie, Jr. WKU

S Rashad Wisdom, Sr. UTSA

S Teja Young, Jr. Florida Atlantic

CB Starling Thomas, CB Sr. UAB

College Football News 2022 Preseason All-Conference USA Team: Special Teams

PK Brayden Narveson, Jr. WKU

P Lucas Dean, Sr. UTSA

KR Shadrick Byrd, Soph. Charlotte

PR Jaylin Lane, Soph. Middle Tennessee

College Football News 2022 Preseason Top 30 Conference USA Players

30. Jaylen Joyner, DE Jr. Florida Atlantic

29. Quantavious Leslie, OG Soph. WKU

28. Tyrese Chambers, WR Jr. FIU

27. Trevor Harmanson, LB Sr. UTSA

26. Gabe Taylor, S Soph. Rice

25. Grant DuBose, WR Jr. Charlotte

24. Tyler Grubbs, LB Soph. Louisiana Tech

23. Teldrick Ross, S Jr. Middle Tennessee

22. Chris Reynolds, QB Sr. Charlotte

21. Manase Mose, C Sr. North Texas

20. Evan Anderson, DT Soph. Florida Atlantic

19. Chase Cunningham, QB Sr. Middle Tennessee

18. Ahofitu Maka, C Sr. UTSA

17. Tyrice Knight, LB Sr. UTEP

16. Will Boler, S Sr. UAB

15. Daewood Davis, WR Sr. WKU

14. Davon Strickland, DT Jr. FIU

13. BeeJay Williamson, S Jr. Louisiana Tech

12. Johnny Ford, RB Jr. Florida Atlantic

11. Breon Hayward, LB Sr. UTEP

10. Teja Young, S Jr. Florida Atlantic

9. DeWayne McBride, RB Jr. UAB

8. Zakhari Franklin, WR Sr. UTSA

7. Noah Wilder, LB Sr. UAB

6. Praise Amaewhule, DE Jr. UTEP

5. Jarret Doege, QB Sr. WKU

4. Frank Harris, QB Sr. UTSA

3. Rashad Wisdom, S Sr. UTSA

2. Jordan Ferguson, DE Sr. Middle Tennessee

1. KD Davis, LB Sr. North Texas

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Conference USA Preseason Predictions For Every Game: Preview 2022

Conference USA preseason predictions for every game, predicted order of finish, and lookahead to the 2022 season.

Just how much does it hurt Conference USA to lose Marshall, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss to the Sun Belt this season?

The league had to quickly scramble this offseason to change up its schedule, it’s having to do even more to keep the business going with Charlotte, FAU, North Texas, Rice, UAB and UTSA bolting in 2023 – Liberty, New Mexico State, Sam Houston and Jacksonville State will enter the fun – and all of that will likely be the main focus of the 2022 season.

And then UAB, UTSA and WKU should be the stars of the conference again.

Where’s the big surprise going to come from?

The problem is that too many schedules have too many tough non-conference games, but it should be entertaining as several teams will likely be fighting for bowl eligibility over the final few weeks.

Knowing there’s going to be a crazy outlier to screw this all up, here are the 2022 Conference USA preseason predictions.

– 2022 CFN College Football Preview of Every Team

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Conference USA Preseason Predictions

Conference USA Predicted Finish

1. UTSA
2. WKU
T3. Florida Atlantic
T3. Louisiana Tech
T3. North Texas
T3. UAB
7. Middle Tennessee
8. Charlotte
T9. Rice
T9. UTEP
11. FIU

Charlotte 49ers

2022 Preseason Prediction: 4-8
2022 Conference USA Prediction: 3-5
2021: 5-7, Prediction: 3-9
2020: 2-4, 2019: 7-6, 2018: 5-7

Aug 27 at Florida Atlantic L
Sept 1 William & Mary W
Sept 10 Maryland L
Sept 17 at Georgia State L
Sept 24 at South Carolina L
Oct 1 UTEP W
Oct 8 OPEN DATE
Oct 15 at UAB L
Oct 22 FIU W
Oct 29 at Rice L
Nov 5 WKU L
Nov 12 at Middle Tennessee L
Nov 19 Louisiana Tech W
Nov 26 OPEN DATE
Charlotte Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule

Florida Atlantic Owls

2022 Preseason Prediction: 6-6
2022 Conference USA Prediction: 5-3
2021: 5-7, Prediction: 8-4
2020: 5-4, 2019: 11-3, 2018: 5-7

Aug 27 Charlotte W
Sept 3 at Ohio L
Sept 10 SE Louisiana W
Sept 17 UCF L
Sept 24 at Purdue L
Oct 1 at North Texas L
Oct 8 OPEN DATE
Oct 15 Rice W
Oct 22 at UTEP L
Oct 29 UAB W
Nov 5 OPEN DATE
Nov 12 at FIU W
Nov 19 at Middle Tennessee L
Nov 26 WKU W
FAU Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule

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FIU Golden Panthers

2022 Preseason Prediction: 2-10
2022 Conference USA Prediction: 0-8
2021: 1-11, Prediction: 5-7
2020: 0-5, 2019: 6-7, 2018: 9-4

Sept 1 Bryant W
Sept 9 at Texas State L
Sept 17 OPEN DATE
Sept 24 at WKU L
Oct 1 at New Mexico State L
Oct 8 UConn W
Oct 14 UTSA L
Oct 22 at Charlotte L
Oct 29 Louisiana Tech L
Nov 5 at North Texas L
Nov 12 Florida Atlantic L
Nov 19 at UTEP L
Nov 26 Middle Tennessee L
FIU Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

2022 Preseason Prediction: 5-7
2022 Conference USA Prediction: 4-4
2021: 7-6, Prediction: 5-7
2020: 3-6, 2019: 4-8, 2018: 8-6

Sept 3 at James Madison L
Sept 10 at Colorado State L
Sept 17 Tennessee State W
Sept 24 at Miami L
Oct 1 UTSA L
Oct 8 at UAB L
Oct 15 WKU L
Oct 22 OPEN DATE
Oct 29 at UTEP W
Nov 5 at Louisiana Tech L
Nov 12 Charlotte W
Nov 19 Florida Atlantic W
Nov 26 at FIU W
MT Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

2022 Preseason Prediction: 6-6
2022 Conference USA Prediction: 5-3
2021: 3-9, Prediction: 7-5
2020: 5-5, 2019: 10-3, 2018: 8-5

Sept 3 at Missouri L
Sept 10 Stephen F Austin W
Sept 17 at Clemson L
Sept 24 at South Alabama L
Oct 1 OPEN DATE
Oct 8 UTEP W
Oct 15 at North Texas L
Oct 22 Rice W
Oct 29 at FIU W
Nov 5 Middle Tennessee W
Nov 12 at UTSA L
Nov 19 at Charlotte L
Nov 26 UAB W
Louisiana Tech Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule

North Texas Mean Green

2022 Preseason Prediction: 6-6
2022 Conference USA Prediction: 5-3
2021: 6-7, Prediction: 3-9
2020: 4-6, 2019: 4-8, 2018: 9-4

Aug 27 at UTEP W
Sept 3 SMU L
Sept 10 Texas Southern W
Sept 17 at UNLV L
Sept 24 at Memphis L
Oct 1 Florida Atlantic W
Oct 8 OPEN DATE
Oct 15 Louisiana Tech W
Oct 22 at UTSA L
Oct 29 at WKU L
Nov 5 FIU W
Nov 12 at UAB L
Nov 19 OPEN DATE
Nov 26 Rice W
North Texas Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule

Rice Owls

2022 Preseason Prediction: 3-9
2022 Conference USA Prediction: 2-6
2021: 4-8, Prediction: 6-6
2020: 2-3, 2019:3-9 , 2018: 2-11

Sept 3 at USC L
Sept 10 McNeese State W
Sept 17 Louisiana L
Sept 24 at Houston L
Oct 1 UAB L
Oct 8 OPEN DATE
Oct 15 at Florida Atlantic L
Oct 22 at Louisiana Tech L
Oct 27 Charlotte W
Nov 5 UTEP W
Nov 12 at WKU L
Nov 19 UTSA L
Nov 26 at North Texas L
Rice Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule

UAB Blazers

2022 Preseason Prediction: 7-5
2022 Conference USA Prediction: 5-3
2021: 9-4, Prediction: 8-4
2020: 6-3, 2019: 9-5, 2018: 11-3

Sept 1 Alabama A&M W
Sept 10 at Liberty L
Sept 17 Georgia Southern W
Sept 24 OPEN DATE
Oct 1 at Rice W
Oct 8 Middle Tennessee W
Oct 15 Charlotte W
Oct 22 at WKU L
Oct 29 at Florida Atlantic L
Nov 5 UTSA W
Nov 12 North Texas W
Nov 19 at LSU L
Nov 25 at Louisiana Tech L
UAB Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule

UTEP Miners

2022 Preseason Prediction: 3-9
2022 Conference USA Prediction: 2-6
2021: 7-6, Prediction: 3-9
2020: 3-5, 2019: 1-11, 2018: 1-11

Aug 27 North Texas L
Sept 3 at Oklahoma L
Sept 10 New Mexico State W
Sept 17 at New Mexico L
Sept 24 Boise State L
Oct 1 at Charlotte L
Oct 8 at Louisiana Tech L
Oct 15 OPEN DATE
Oct 22 Florida Atlantic W
Oct 29 Middle Tennessee L
Nov 5 at Rice L
Nov 12 OPEN DATE
Nov 19 FIU W
Nov 26 at UTSA L
UTEP Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule

UTSA Roadrunners

2022 Preseason Prediction: 8-4
2022 Conference USA Prediction: 7-1
2021: 12-2, Prediction: 6-6
2020: 7-5, 2019: 4-8, 2018: 3-9

Sept 3 Houston L
Sept 10 at Army L
Sept 17 at Texas L
Sept 24 Texas Southern W
Oct 1 at Middle Tennessee W
Oct 8 WKU W
Oct 14 at FIU W
Oct 22 North Texas W
Oct 29 OPEN DATE
Nov 5 at UAB L
Nov 12 Louisiana Tech W
Nov 19 at Rice W
Nov 26 UTEP W
UTEP Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule

WKU Hilltoppers

2022 Preseason Prediction: 7-5
2022 Conference USA Prediction: 6-2
2021: 7-5, Prediction: 9-5
2020: 5-7, 2019: 9-4, 2018: 3-9

Aug 27 Austin Peay W
Sept 3 at Hawaii L
Sept 10 OPEN DATE
Sept 17 at Indiana L
Sept 24 FIU W
Oct 1 Troy W
Oct 8 at UTSA L
Oct 15 at Middle Tennessee W
Oct 22 UAB W
Oct 29 North Texas W
Nov 5 at Charlotte W
Nov 12 Rice W
Nov 19 at Auburn L
Nov 26 at Florida Atlantic L
WKU Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule

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– 2022 College Football Schedules: All 131 Teams

Coach Wins Against The Spread: Group of Five, Independent Ranked From Best To Worst

Coach Wins Against The Spread: Who are the best and worst Group of Five coaches when it comes to covering?

How good are all of the Group of Five and Independent head coaches against the spread? Going from best to worst, here’s who covers and who doesn’t.

How do all of the Group of Five and Independent head coaches do against the spread, and on the road ATS, and going over on the point total?

Here’s our breakdown of the coaches and what they’ve done with their respective teams – at least the ones they’re currently with.

Who covers – and sometimes more importantly – who doesn’t?

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American Athletic Conference Coach Wins Against The Spread

With the exception of new SMU head coach Rhett Lashlee and Stan Drayton at Temple, these stats reflect how all the coaches have done on their current American Athletic Conference teams.

1. Philip Montgomery, Tulsa

ATS Record (since 2015)

ATS Overall: 48-35-1 (57.7%)
On Extra Rest: 12-4
vs. Ranked: 13-5
After Win: 19-13
After Loss: 23-18-1
Home: 15-23-1
Road: 30-11
Favorite: 18-18-1
Underdog: 30-17
Home Favorite: 9-15-1
Home Dog: 6-8
Road Favorite: 7-3
Road Dog: 23-8
vs. Conference: 33-22
Non-conference: 15-13-1

Over/Under (to the over)

Overall: 41-42-1
On Extra Rest: 5-11
vs. Ranked: 8-10
Home: 19-20
Road: 20-20-1
Favorite: 20-17
Underdog: 21-25-1
Home Favorite: 15-10
Home Dog: 4-10
Road Favorite: 5-5
Road Dog: 15-15-1
Conference: 29-26
Non-conference: 12-16-1
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2. Jeff Scott, USF

ATS Record (since 2020)

ATS Overall: 12-9 (57.1%)
On Extra Rest: 5-0
vs. Ranked: 5-1
After Win: 1-2
After Loss: 8-6
Home: 7-3
Road: 5-6
Favorite: 0-2
Underdog: 10-7
Home Favorite: 2-2
Home Dog: 5-1
Road Favorite: 0-0
Road Dog: 5-6
vs. Conference: 9-6
Non-conference: 3-3

Over/Under (to the over)

Overall: 12-8-1
On Extra Rest: 2-2-1
vs. Ranked: 5-1
Home: 8-2
Road: 4-6-1
Favorite: 2-2
Underdog: 10-6-1
Home Favorite: 2-2
Home Dog: 6-0
Road Favorite: 0-0
Road Dog: 4-6-1
Conference: 8-6-1
Non-conference: 4-2
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule

3. Willie Fritz, Tulane

ATS Record (since 2016)

ATS Overall: 41-31-2 (56.8%)
On Extra Rest: 6-6
vs. Ranked: 4-7
After Win: 14-13-1
After Loss: 22-17-1
Home: 23-11-1
Road: 16-19-1
Favorite: 23-13-1
Underdog: 18-18-1
Home Favorite: 15-7
Home Dog: 8-4-1
Road Favorite: 6-5-1
Road Dog: 10-14
vs. Conference: 25-21-2
Non-conference: 16-10

Over/Under (to the over)

Overall: 36-38
On Extra Rest: 6-6
vs. Ranked: 7-4
Home: 16-19
Road: 18-18
Favorite: 19-18
Underdog: 17-20
Home Favorite: 12-10
Home Dog: 4-9
Road Favorite: 5-7
Road Dog: 13-11
Conference: 21-27
Non-conference: 15-11
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule

4. Mike Houston, East Carolina

ATS Record (since 2019)

ATS Overall: 18-14-1 (56.1%)
On Extra Rest: 4-1
vs. Ranked: 3-2
After Win: 7-6
After Loss: 10-6-1
Home: 8-7-1
Road: 10-6
Favorite: 4-5
Underdog: 14-9-1
Home Favorite: 3-2
Home Dog: 5-5-1
Road Favorite: 1-3
Road Dog: 9-3
vs. Conference: 15-9
Non-conference: 3-5-1

Over/Under (to the over)

Overall: 15-18
On Extra Rest: 3-2
vs. Ranked: 4-1
Home: 6-10
Road: 9-7
Favorite: 2-7
Underdog: 13-11
Home Favorite: 0-5
Home Dog: 6-5
Road Favorite: 2-2
Road Dog: 7-5
Conference: 13-11
Non-conference: 2-7
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule

5. Luke Fickell, Cincinnati

ATS Record (since 2017)

ATS Overall: 34-29 (54.01%)
On Extra Rest: 5-5
vs. Ranked: 9-6
After Win: 24-21
After Loss: 7-6
Home: 18-14
Road: 14-13
Favorite: 23-21
Underdog: 11-8
Home Favorite: 16-12
Home Dog: 2-2
Road Favorite: 6-8
Road Dog: 8-5
vs. Conference: 20-21
Non-conference: 14-8

Over/Under (to the over)

Overall: 25-38
On Extra Rest: 5-5
vs. Ranked: 3-12
Home: 16-16
Road: 8-19
Favorite: 22-22
Underdog: 3-16
Home Favorite: 14-14
Home Dog: 2-2
Road Favorite: 7-7
Road Dog: 1-12
Conference: 17-24
Non-conference: 8-14
Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule

6. Ken Niumatalolo, Navy

ATS Record (since 2007)

ATS Overall: 100-87-3 (53.4%)
On Extra Rest: 21-17
vs. Ranked: 12-10-1
After Win: 57-45-2
After Loss: 34-35-1
Home: 42-38-1
Road: 43-36-1
Favorite: 52-51-2
Underdog: 48-36-1
Home Favorite: 29-27-1
Home Dog: 13-11
Road Favorite: 15-17-1
Road Dog: 28-19
vs. Conference: 44-26-2
Non-conference: 56-61-1

Over/Under (to the over)

Overall: 87-100-1
On Extra Rest: 17-21
vs. Ranked: 9-14
Home: 39-40
Road: 41-38-1
Favorite: 46-56-1
Underdog: 41-44
Home Favorite: 27-28
Home Dog: 12-12
Road Favorite: 18-14-1
Road Dog: 23-24
Conference: 38-34
Non-conference: 49-66-1

7. Dana Holgorsen, Houston

ATS Record (since 2019)

ATS Overall: 17-17 (50%)
On Extra Rest: 1-5
vs. Ranked: 4-6
After Win: 8-9
After Loss: 7-6
Home: 6-8
Road: 9-7
Favorite: 9-9
Underdog: 8-8
Home Favorite: 4-3
Home Dog: 2-5
Road Favorite: 4-4
Road Dog: 5-3
vs. Conference: 11-12
Non-conference: 6-5

Over/Under (to the over)

Overall: 19-14-1
On Extra Rest: 3-3
vs. Ranked: 7-2-1
Home: 8-5-1
Road: 11-5
Favorite: 8-10
Underdog: 11-4-1
Home Favorite: 3-4
Home Dog: 5-1-1
Road Favorite: 5-3
Road Dog: 6-2
Conference: 14-8-1
Non-conference: 5-6
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8. Gus Malzahn, UCF

ATS Record (since 2021)

ATS Overall: 5-8 (38.5%)
On Extra Rest: 1-1
vs. Ranked: 0-1
After Win: 3-5
After Loss: 2-2
Home: 3-4
Road: 1-4
Favorite: 4-6
Underdog: 1-2
Home Favorite: 3-4
Home Dog: 0-0
Road Favorite: 1-2
Road Dog: 0-2
vs. Conference: 2-6
Non-conference: 3-2

Over/Under (to the over)

Overall: 7-5-1
On Extra Rest: 1-1
vs. Ranked: 1-0
Home: 2-4-1
Road: 5-0
Favorite: 5-4-1
Underdog: 2-1
Home Favorite: 2-4-1
Home Dog: 0-0
Road Favorite: 3-0
Road Dog: 2-0
Conference: 4-4
Non-conference: 3-1-1
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9. Ryan Silverfield, Memphis

ATS Record (since 2020)

ATS Overall: 8-15 (34.8%)
On Extra Rest: 4-1
vs. Ranked: 1-2
After Win: 2-9
After Loss: 4-5
Home: 7-6
Road: 0-9
Favorite: 4-9
Underdog: 4-6
Home Favorite: 3-6
Home Dog: 4-0
Road Favorite: 0-3
Road Dog: 0-6
vs. Conference: 4-12
Non-conference: 4-3

Over/Under (to the over)

Overall: 8-13-2
On Extra Rest: 2-3
vs. Ranked: 1-2
Home: 4-7-2
Road: 4-5
Favorite: 5-6-2
Underdog: 3-7
Home Favorite: 3-4-2
Home Dog: 1-3
Road Favorite: 2-1
Road Dog: 2-4
Conference: 6-8-2
Non-conference: 2-5
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Full worst-to-first preseason SP+ conference power rankings

Where does the Big Ten stand nationally in comparison to all other conferences in ESPN’s final SP+ preseason projections?

The Big Ten is generally regarded as one of the nation’s premier conferences. It makes perfect sense, too. In addition to boasting some of the country’s top brands, the actual football being played on the gridiron is pretty dang good as well.

In fact, ESPN’s final SP+ preseason projections rank five Big Ten teams inside the nation’s top 17 and eight teams inside the country’s top 34. Iowa checks in No. 27 nationally according to the final SP+ ratings. Suffice it to say, the predictive model expects the league to feature plenty of the nation’s top teams once more in 2022.

On the surface, those numbers sound great for the Big Ten. How does the Big Ten stack up nationally, though? Where do all of the conferences rank according to Bill Connelly’s final SP+ preseason projections?

Here’s a worst-to-first breakdown of where each conference stands in terms of overall strength per ESPN’s final SP+ rankings.